Shade-holder.



E. 1. SCHROEDER.

SHADE HOLDER.

APPLICATION HLED NOV.13, I914.

Attest:

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

5mm} .so /rqulm, lnventbr: by Attj EDWARD J. SCI-IROEDER, GF JERSEY GI'l-Y, JERSEY.

SrHADE-HOLDZERZ To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. S'oHRonDER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at" Jersey City, in the countyof I-Iudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shade- Holders, of which the following. is. a specification. p

This invention relates to shade holders: for electric lamps and more particularly to those provided with key', sockets, and its novelty consists in the construction and adaptation of theparts as will be more fully hereinafter pointed out.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple cheap construction, one not liable, readily to be displaced, strong enough for the purpose and readily-assembled and disassembled.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a device embodying the invention, some of the parts being cut away to show concealed parts. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the same, but showing a reinforcing shell, while Figs. 3, 1 and 5 are sections showing different arranged constructions and positions of the shells of the holder.

In the drawings, 10 is a socket support of any suitable form. It may be 2. depending pipe, a hickey, or any of the fittings common to the art. ever, it should be provided with a downwardly extending neck 11 to connect with the upwardly extending nipple 12 of a socket 13 adapted to support the electric lamp (not shown) in the usual manner. This socket may be provided with a key indicated at 14c or it may be of the keyless t e.

The shade holder is adapted to surround the socket and to depend either from it or from the socket support. It comprises two shells, via, an upper shell 15 which'may aptly be called a cap, and a lower shell 16 which may aptly be called a petticoat. The upper shell is centrally aperturedso that it can pass over and surround the neck 11 of the fitting, and it is provided with a downwardly extending threaded annular flange 17. The lower shell is petticoat or bell shaped, is provided with an upper threaded section 18 to engage the annular flange 17 and is also provided with a suitable recess to receive the socket key, with stiffening corrugations or ribs indicated at 19, and slits Specificatiomof Letters Batent.

Of whatever form, how- Patented'Nov. 2, 15915.

' Application filled November 13, 1914. Seria1No. 871,869.

indicated at 20. It is also provided with means for securing and supporting a shade 21 consisting of an outward expansion at 22,

an inward contraction at 23, and an outward expansion at 24', in connection with a clamp.- ng ring indicated at 2 5. This, form of holder is readily assembled and is shown inits simplest form in Fig. 1,. in which the holder closely hugs the socket and is. in effect supported thereby. It will be under stood however that the particular form of holder so faras its connection with. the. shade is concerned forms no part of thisinvent-Ion. Any appropriate design of shade holding device may be employed.

In the. form shown in Fig.v 2,. wherethere. is, an appreciable distance between the socket and the holder, the upper or cap portion of the latter may be made so light that it might collapse under unusual conditions of installation or operation. To prevent this, there is provided a reinforcing member 26 for the holder.' It comprises a shell of much the same general shape as the cap 15 and with a depending flange 28 which extends downwardly far enough adequately to support this cap. The advantage of all of these constructions is that the upper shell or cap is rotatable with respect to the lower shell or petticoat and that the former and the reinforcing member are rotatable with respect to the socket. v

In Fig. 3 there is shown a modification of the device in which the upper cap or shell 15 is fitted into an annular groove or recess above the nipple of the socket, and the lower petticoat or shell 16 is threaded into the de pending flange of the upper cap as above, but the reinforcing member 26 in this case is placed outside of both the upper member 15 and lower member 16 of the shell. This construction has the advantage of covering such upper member. The reinforcing member 26 is provided with an annular flange 30,

engaging the fiange29 andheld in position thereby.

In Fig. 5 a construction is shown somewhat resembling that of Fig. 4. In this case, the reinforcing member 26 is provided with the outwardly extending reverted an- 7 nular flange 31, and the upper member or shell l5-is provided with an annular flange 1 32 fitted into'the flange 31.

None of these 7 modifications, however, show any departure from the principles upon which the invention is based.

I claim:

1. The combination with a socket support and socket of a shade holder, comprising a cap which is rotatable with respect to a petticoatshell adapted to surround the socket and'also with respect to the socket, the petticoat being adapted to carry a shade, means for securing the etticoat to the cap, and a reinforcing member rigidly secured to the cap intermediate its edges by interengaging Copies oi this patent may. beobtained for portions on s aidcap and saidmember, said reinforcing member extending in close proximity tothe said cap and petticoat to strengthen the same. r V v v 2. The combination with a socket support and socket of a shade holder, comprising a; cap provided with a flange, said capbeing rotatable with. respect to a petticoat shell adapted to surround the socket and also with respect to the socket,-the petticoat-be close proximity thereto and the petticoat to strengthen the same. i

In testimony whereof I aflix signature s in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD J. SOHROEDERQM Witnesses; V

JOSEPH N. HoBAN, M. P. S'rmvnns.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

